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First president of the United States. General and commander of 7.5 major battles. Link text
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Colonial militia officer. Creating a system of lanterns to alert soldiers when there were British troops coming.
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First person to sign the Declaration of Independence. Elected President of Massachusetts Provincial Congress Link text
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Betrayed the colonists and joined the British in the American Revolution. Link text
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Author of the Declaration of Independence. Delegate of the Second Continental Congress. Link text
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Wrote the majority of the Federalist Papers. Founded the New York Post.
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British American colonists turned against the French. Treaty of Paris caused war to end.Link text
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Issued by King George III to make it so that there would be no colonist or french settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains Link text
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Made it so that all paper documents had to be taxed, therefore leading colonists to start protesting because they thought it was unconstitutionalLink text
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Forced British goods into the colonies, therefore leading to riots from the colonists.Link text
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Protest in Boston that led a few colonists to get killed by British troops.
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Protest done to repel the Tea Act of 1773. Helped spark more tension between Britain and the colonies.
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First gathering of colonists to discuss withstanding the British acts.
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First battles that started the American RevolutionLink text
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Where it was decided that the Continental Army be created. Where the Declaration of Independence was signed and issued. Link text
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Americans defeated by British, but raised colonists' spirits because they realized that if they were committed to their country they could defeat the British. Link text
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Famous speech written by Patrick Henry to help ready everyone for the war against the British. Link text
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"the first armed militia to arrive or await a battle". Link text
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Document written by Thomas Jefferson to declare the colonies free from Britain.
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German soldiers hired by the British to help them during the American Revolution.
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The battle that got the French top become allies with the Americans. Link text
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First United States constitution in writing. Link text
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The French signed the Treaty of Alliance, which made it so that neither America or France would sign a peace agreement with the British, and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce, which acknowledged the United States as a free nation. Link text
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British army surrenders after being cornered in Yorktown, Virginia. Declared last major battle of the American Revolution. Link text
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Declared the United States a free country.
